News from the Church in Malta
The Fifth Sunday of Easter
Readings of the day
First Reading: Acts 6, 1-7
Psalm: 32 (33), 1-2.4-5.18-19
Second Reading: 1 Pt 2, 4-9
Gospel: Jn 14, 1-12
Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me. In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places… Read more »
Saint George Preca, Priest – Feast
Readings of the day
First Reading: Sir 21, 11-17, 21 or 2 Tim 2, 1-11
Psalm: 119, 33-42
Gospel: Mk 16, 14a. 15-20
Later Jesus appeared to the eleven themselves as they were sitting at the table; and he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation. The one who believes and is baptised will be saved; but the one who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: by using my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes in their hands, and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. And they went out and proclaimed the good news everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by the signs that accompanied it… Read more »
Friday of the Fourth Week of Easter
Readings of the day
First Reading: Acts 13, 26-33
Psalm: 2, 6-7.8-9.10-11
Gospel: Jn 14, 1-6
Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me. In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If there were not, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? … Read more »
Thursday of the Fourth Week of Easter
Readings of the day
First Reading: Acts 13, 13-25
Psalm: 88 (89), 2-3.21-22.25 & 27
Gospel: Jn 13, 16-20
When Jesus had washed the disciples’ feet, he said to them: “Amen, amen, I say to you, no slave is greater than his master nor any messenger greater than the one who sent him… Read more »
Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Easter
Readings of the day
First Reading: Acts 12, 24 – 13, 5a
Psalm: 66 (67), 2-3.5.6 & 8
Gospel: Jn 12, 44-50
Jesus cried out and said, “Whoever believes in me believes not only in me but also in the one who sent me, and whoever sees me sees the one who sent me… Read more »
Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Easter
Readings of the day
First Reading: Acts 11, 19-26
Psalm: 86 (87), 1-3.4-5.6-7
Gospel: Jn 10, 22-30
The feast of the Dedication was taking place in Jerusalem. It was winter. And Jesus walked about in the temple area on the Portico of Solomon. So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, “How long are you going to keep us in suspense? … Read more »
Monday of the Fourth Week of Easter
Readings of the day
First Reading: Acts 11, 1-18
Psalm: 41 (42), 2-3; 42 (43), 3.4
Gospel: Jn 10, 11-18
Jesus said: “I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. A hired man, who is not a shepherd and whose sheep are not his own, sees a wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away, and the wolf catches and scatters them… Read more »
Fourth Sunday of Easter – Vocations Sunday
Readings of the day
First Reading: Acts 2, 14a.36-41
Psalm: 22 (23), 1-3a. 3b-4. 5. 6
Second Reading: 1 Pt 2, 20b-25
Gospel: Jn 10, 1-10
Jesus said: “Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever does not enter a sheepfold through the gate but climbs over elsewhere is a thief and a robber… Read more »
Saturday of the Third Week of Easter
Readings of the day
First Reading: Acts 9, 31-42
Psalm: 115 (116), 12-13.14-15.16-17
Gospel: Jn 6, 60-69
Many of the disciples of Jesus who were listening said, “This saying is hard; who can accept it?” Since Jesus knew that his disciples were murmuring about this, he said to them, “Does this shock you? … Read more »
Saint Joseph the Worker
Readings of the day
First Reading: Gen 1, 26-2, 3
Psalm: 89, 2-4. 12. 1. 16
Gospel: Mt 13, 54-56
Jesus came to his hometown and began to teach the people in their synagogue, so that they were astounded and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these deeds of power? Is not this the carpenter’s son? … Read more »
